The Taiwanese Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to align the labeling requirements for toxic chemicals and chemicals of concern with the EU’s CLP regulation. Taiwan is simultaneously harmonizing the EPA regulations with those of the Ministry of Labor. Right now, the requirements differ. The EPA has initiated a consultation on…
Malaysia plans to align its classification and labeling of chemicals and the content of safety data sheets (SDS) with the provisions of the eighth revision of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published the proposal (only in…
Japan is updating its Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). The revision means that companies must meet new requirements for safety data sheets (SDS) and the labeling of substances. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) announced the revised law (in Japanese) on May 31, 2022. According to…
Vietnam wants to change the labeling, safety data sheets (SDS), and reporting requirements for chemicals subject to restrictions on use. The related consultation runs until June 26. The draft (Vietnamese only) published at the end of April by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) calls for updating the chemicals…
In an open letter to the EU Commission, seven companies and the international environmental organization ChemSec call for clear legal requirements for safety data sheets (SDSs). The current legal specifications for mixtures are inadequate to drive appropriate chemicals management, says the letter. Concretely, the companies operating in the most varied…
The EU Commission has added perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds to Annex V of the PIC Regulation (EU Regulation No. 649/2012), and published the related Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/643 on April 20. As a result, the export of fire-extinguisher foams that contain these substances is prohibited as…
Companies that import hazardous chemicals into Taiwan, use them in Taiwan, or supply them to others in the country must comply with updated reporting requirements after April 1, 2022. For the currently 1,148 priority management chemicals (PMCs), the following will apply: New classification categories New concentration threshold values New tonnage…
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has added to its Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR). As the government stated in its official journal (Japanese only), the register of “Class I Specified Chemicals” now lists 515 chemicals, and the register of “Class II Specified Chemicals” now lists…
Japan wants to improve work safety when dealing with chemicals and is considering modifications of its Health and Safety Law. The measures being planned are based on a report, How to Manage Chemicals in the Workplace (in Japanese only), published by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW)…
